Becker, a former David Lee Roth guitarist who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1990, lost the ability to move over the following years. He communicates using his eyes and continues to create music by computer, as detailed in the 2012 documentary Not Dead Yet. “I have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis," he once said. "It has crippled my body and speech, but not my mind.”

He announced his Triumphant Hearts project with a crowdfunding campaign in 2016, which went on to raise more than $100,000. You can listen to the album's lead track, “Valley of Fire,” below. It features Becker’s Magnificent 13 – Schon, Vai, Joe Bonamassa, Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Michael Lee Firkins, Mattias IA Eklundh, Greg Howe, Jeff Loomis, Richie Kotzen, Gus G, Steve Hunter and Ben Woods.

“In addition to his new music, Jason hopes to demonstrate through this project how support to meet one’s physical needs can mean that even massive physical limitations don’t necessarily equal creative limitation,” Becker’s Indiegogo campaign page read.

“Some people feel sorry for me, and I understand that," he told LouderSound.com. "I really feel lucky, though. I don’t miss playing guitar anymore. I’m sure that’s out of necessity, but I am grateful for so much more. I am surrounded by loving people, and I can still make music."